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463rd Bombardment Group Crew Photos
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Daniel Watson Crew Officers
L - R:  Robert Stapleton (bombardier) KIA; Harold Hammond (co-pilot); Daniel Watson (pilot) KIA; Roy Swindlehurst (navigator)

Photo courtesy:  Bud Watson, brother of Daniel

 

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Part of Watson's enlisted crew:
Standing L-R:  John Holler (waist gunner); Ray Crabtree (top turret/engineer)
Kneeling L-R:  Kenneth Ayres (tail gunner); Royal Smith (ball turret gunner) KIA

Photo Courtesy:  John Holler

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Sam Frank (radio operator) (Watson's crew)

Courtesy:  Sam Frank

463rd Historical Society
Art Mendelsohn Jr.
P.O. Box 1137
La Canada, Ca. 91012
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